Tag Archives: 2012 Elections

NY-9 is a body blow for the President

Joshua Lamel Cofounder and principal, J2 Public Strategies, former Hill staffer : NY-9 is a body blow for the president. Democratic voter turnout was low for this special election, and given the organizational advantages Democrats have in both Queens and Brooklyn, this has to be making people nervous on President Obama’s team, and at the [...]

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FLASHBACK APRIL 2011: White House Claimed S&P’s Negative Outlook on AAA was a “Political Judgment”

“I don’t think that the S&P’s political judgment is right” Quote from Austan Goolsbee, former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers appearing on Bloomberg in April 2011 responding to S&P’s changing of America’s triple-A rating  to a “negative” outlook . Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it [...]

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Repost: Black-Eyed Democracy

Solid Principles recently made this You Tube video titled ‘Black-Eyed Democracy’ It highlights awareness on the increasing presence of Facebook Attack Ads, the next step in Political Attack Media leading up to the 2012 Presidential Race. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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When You’re Holding a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail

Woo Hoo!!! As a friend of mine just said, “This is my New Favorite Song!!” Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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Wagner starts campaign strong with half-million dollar haul.

“Congressional hopeful Ann Wagner has never run for public office before…The previous head of the Missouri GOP will file paperwork this week showing she raised more than a half-million dollars in her first two months of campaigning.” “While Election Day is still well over a year away, early fundraising success can go a long way [...]

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In MO-2, it’s Tea Party vs. Country Club

While Jane Cunningham’s decision to bypass a chance at Missouri’s open 2nd Congressional District makes the race less entertaining, the contrast in the GOP primary between Ed Martin and Ann Wagner will still make for a fascinating intraparty battle. Read more at Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell [...]

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Political Rumor Mill: Todd Akin May be Running for the U.S. Senate

It is being reported by various news outlets that Missouri’s 2nd District Congressman, Todd Akin, is considering challenging Obama enabler and erstwhile jet airplane lessee, Sen. Claire McCaskill, for the U.S. Senate in 2012. Sen. McCaskill has appeared to be getting noticably more conservative the nearer we get to the 2012 Election, a shift that [...]

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KARL ROVE: History Shows 2012 Will Be a Tough Battle for President Obama

By: Karl Rove FOXNEWS This morning, Gov. Mike Huckabee told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that President Obama “is going to be tough to beat. I think all this talk that ‘oh, he’s going to be a one term president’ — people tend to forget that only one time since 1868 has an incumbent president been taken [...]

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2012 Senate Races

POLITICO SENATE 2012 – “GOP candidates rush to get into Senate races,” by AP’s Philip Elliott: “Less than two months after voters gave Republicans six more Senate seats and control of the House, the GOP is lining up candidates for 2012, well ahead of the pace of previous election cycles. Looking to ride what they [...]

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Inaugural Scoop: Steelman Files for Senate

By: David Cantanese POLITICO Former Missouri state treasurer Sarah Steelman is expected to file the official paperwork Wednesday to run for U.S. Senate in 2012, POLITICO has learned. Before filing as a candidate with the Secretary of the Senate this afternoon, Steelman will launch a campaign website this morning that outlines her decision to become [...]

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